This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 8 > Civics > Understanding Our Criminal Justice System > Class 8 Civics Chapter 6 Understanding Our Criminal Justice System – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 8 Civics Chapter 6 Understanding Our Criminal Justice System Quiz 2 (51 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A broad field of scientific processes applied to legal inquiry. A) Kinesiology. B) Science. C) Criminalists. D) Forensic science. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Forensic science. 2. The ..... has the responsibility to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt A) Judge. B) Jury. C) Defendant. D) Prosecutor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Prosecutor. 3. An advocate may send a criminal to jail. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 4. The ..... decides whether the accused person is guilty or innocent on the basis of the evidence presented and in accordance with the Law. A) Judge. B) Advocate. C) Public Prosecutor. D) Police. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Judge. 5. After a Person is arrested, it is a court of law that decides whether the accused person is guilty or not. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 6. The police are not allowed to ..... A) Torture or beat. B) Shoot anyone during investigation. C) Cannot inflict any form of punishment on a person even for petty offences. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 7. The branch of government that carries out laws or enforces the laws of the state or country A) Executive Branch. B) Judicial Branch. C) Legislative Branch. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Executive Branch. 8. Any act that the law defines as a crime. A) Offence. B) Accused. C) Witness. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Offence. 9. Unsatisfied from which court an individual go to the Supreme Court? A) High Court. B) Nyay Panchayat. C) Lok Sabha. D) District Court. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) High Court. 10. What refers to an offence for which the police may arrest a person without the permission of the court? A) Report. B) Arrest Warrant. C) Cognizable. D) F. I. R. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cognizable. 11. Police investigations always have to be conducted in accordance with law and with full respect for human rights. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 12. ..... refers to any act that the law defines as a crime A) Law. B) Offence. C) Crime. D) Robbery. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Offence. 13. The process in which cases are reviewed by a higher authority, where parties request a formal change to an official decision A) Demand a retrial. B) Stand mute before the judge. C) An appeal. D) Declare a mistrial. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An appeal. 14. What is offence? A) Act defines as relief. B) Act defines as crime. C) Act defines as punishment. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Act defines as crime. 15. The full form of FIR is ..... A) First Information Report. B) Firm in Region. C) First Investigation Report. D) First International Report. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) First Information Report. 16. Who among them represents the interests of the State? A) Lawyer. B) Judge. C) Police. D) Public Prosecutor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Public Prosecutor. 17. ..... directs the government to operate secure legal system to promote justice on the basis of equal opportunity. A) Article 21. B) Artcle 42. C) Article 39A. D) Article 29. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Article 39A. 18. A legal position taken by the accused is the A) Prosecutor. B) Defense. C) Self-Defense. D) Subpoena. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Defense. 19. What are the importance of court in our legal system A) Provide documents. B) Provide Justice. C) Provide wealth. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Provide Justice. 20. An accused person, whether guilty or not, is decided by the ..... A) Police. B) Court. C) Person himself. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Court. 21. A boy, under 15years of age and women cannot be called to the police station only for questioning. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 22. Open Court refers to: A) Court decisions are to be taken privately. B) Trial is held in public view. C) Trial is dismissed. D) Court decisions taking place in an open field. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Trial is held in public view. 23. ..... conducts the fair trial. A) A bench clerk. B) A defence lawyer. C) A judge. D) A prosecutor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A judge. 24. The Supreme Court of India has laid down certain guidelines to be followed by the police and any other investigating agencies during arrest, detention and interrogation known as the ..... A) D. K. Basu Guidelines. B) Malimath Committee Guidelines. C) Maneka Gandhi Guidelines. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) D. K. Basu Guidelines. 25. The police files a chargesheet in the ..... Court. A) High. B) Basic. C) Supreme. D) Magistrate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Magistrate. 26. Any act that the law defines as a crime is called ..... A) Offence. B) Prosecute. C) Defence. D) Witness. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Offence. 27. Who decides whether the accused person is guilty or not? A) The public. B) The police. C) The defence lawyer. D) The judge. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The judge. 28. Fair trial is the procedure which has been set and followed for the cases to be tried in the courts fairly. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 29. Who register the FIR? A) Policemen. B) Lawyer. C) Public prosecutor. D) Firemen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Policemen. 30. What is an Offence? A) Act defines as relief. B) Act defines as punishment. C) Act defines as a Crime. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Act defines as a Crime. 31. For ..... offence, the police needs permission of the court to file an FIR. A) Criminal. B) Cognisable. C) Civil. D) Non-Cognisable. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Non-Cognisable. 32. Who is Public Prosecutor? A) Advocate appears on behalf of victim. B) Advocate appears on behalf of government. C) Advocate appears on behalf of politician. D) Advocate appears on behalf of politician. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Advocate appears on behalf of government. 33. ..... is a person who is charged with allegations. A) Advocate. B) Accused. C) Petitioner. D) Respondent. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Accused. 34. Constitution places a duty upon the State to provide a lawyer to any citizen who is unable to engage one due to poverty or other disability under ..... A) Article 43A. B) Article 22A. C) Article 67A. D) Article 39A. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Article 39A. 35. What is the act of keeping the accused in custody by the police? A) Cross-examine. B) Detention. C) FIR. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Detention. 36. Which of the following is not a responsibility of the public prosecutor? A) To represent the interests of the State. B) To represent the interests of the witness. C) To act impartially. D) The prosecutor must conduct the prosecution. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To represent the interests of the witness. 37. A temporary release of an accused person awaiting trial, sometimes on condition that a sum of money is lodged to guarantee their appearance in court. A) Jury. B) Complaint. C) Bail. D) Custody. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bail. 38. If the police think that the evidence points to the guilt of the accused person, then they file a ..... in the court. A) PIL. B) Chargesheet. C) Warrent. D) FIR. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chargesheet. 39. In court, the Public Prosecutor represensts the interest of the A) Government. B) State. C) Public. D) Companies. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) State. 40. Within 24 hours of arrest, an accused has to be presented before a ..... A) DSP. B) Crime Scene. C) Superintendent. D) Magistrate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Magistrate. 41. When we see someone violating the law, we immediately think of informing the ..... A) Judge. B) Court. C) Police. D) Relatives. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Police. 42. The use of force that appears to be reasonably necessary to the victim to prevent death or serious bodily harm is called A) Kungfu. B) Procedural Defense. C) Criminal Defense. D) Self-Defense. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Self-Defense. 43. A memo of arrest will be prepared when a person is about to be ..... A) Released. B) Provided relief. C) Given bail. D) Arrested. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Arrested. 44. A jury, normally of twenty-three jurors, seledcted to examine the validity of an accusation before trial. A) Trial Jury. B) Hung Jury. C) Writ of execution. D) Grand Jury. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Grand Jury. 45. Who pleads the case on behalf of the government? A) Public Prosecutor. B) Private Prosecutor. C) Lawyer. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Public Prosecutor. 46. Article 21 of the Constitution Guarantees- A) Right to Speech. B) Right to life. C) Right to freedom. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Right to life. 47. In which Article of the Constitution is Fundamental Right to Life guaranteed? A) 77. B) 21. C) 22. D) 72. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 21. 48. Lawyers are given the opportunity to ..... all the witnesses in Court. A) Test. B) Cross-examine. C) Alter. D) Talk. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cross-examine. 49. A boy under the age of ..... can't be called to police station for questioning A) 18. B) 21. C) 15. D) 17. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 15. 50. Which of the following is not a rule mentioned in the DK Basu Guidelines A) Police must wear clear accurate visible identification. B) Arrest memo must be counter-signed by accused. C) A friend who lives outside the district should be informed within 12 to 24 hours. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A friend who lives outside the district should be informed within 12 to 24 hours. 51. The judge declares the judgement based on A) The evidence. B) Who gives more money. C) The witnesses. D) His liking. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The evidence. ← PreviousRelated QuizzesCivics QuizzesClass 8 QuizzesClass 8 Civics Chapter 6 Understanding Our Criminal Justice System Quiz 1 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books